• SOCIETY IN BRIEF 22/4

    SOCIETY IN BRIEF 22/4

    21/04/2011 05:00

    700 villas in Hanoi left unfinished The Ministry of Construction and the Hanoi Department of Construction on Wednesday released a joint report that found nearly 700 villas in unfinished conditions around the city. These are...

  • 74-year-old woman enters finale of singing contest

    74-year-old woman enters finale of singing contest

    20/04/2011 05:00

    Mrs. Le Thi Nhung, 74, moved the audience of the semi-final round in the “Evergreen Singing” contest for amateur singers aged 35 and up, by her emotive voice to win a ticket to the finale. Mrs. Le Thi Nhung, 74 . Mrs. Nhung, the oldest competitor, was...

  • SOCIETY IN BRIEF 21/4

    SOCIETY IN BRIEF 21/4

    20/04/2011 05:00

    Vietnam Television VTV has new boss Mr. Tran Binh Minh Tran Binh Minh, member of the central Communist Party Committee and deputy director of Vietnam Television station (VTV) has been appointed VTV’s new chief by the Prime Minister. Minh, 53 will...

  • Binh Duong timber smuggler jailed 

    20/04/2011 05:00

    Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced the mastermind of a timber smuggling operation to 16 years in jail. Nguyen Van Hoa, deputy director of Kim Loi Limited Company based in neighboring Binh Duong Province,...

  • Traffic inspector dismissed for hit-and-run 

    20/04/2011 05:00

    Le Van Qui's driving license seized after the accidents A traffic inspector in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has been demoted after hitting four people in a hit and run last February. Le Van Qui has been...

  • Nearly $13 bln needed to improve Hanoi’s infrastructure 

    20/04/2011 05:00

    A traffic jam in Hanoi's downtown during rush hours Hanoi needs nearly VND260 trillion (US$12.9 billion) to deal with its traffic congestion within the next five years, according to the local transport department’s proposal submitted to...

  • National TV takes disappointing soap opera off air

    National TV takes disappointing soap opera off air

    20/04/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam Television (VTV) has decided to stop broadcasting a TV soap opera series Wednesday after it received strong criticism from viewers. The suspended drama, “Anh chang vuot thoi gian” (The time...

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